The Maritime Executive
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UK Government End Royal Fleet Auxiliary Labor Disputes with Pay Increase
The UK government is moving to end the protracted labor disputes that have disrupted the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) in recent yea...
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Returns to Profitability as Orders Rise
Sri Lanka’s biggest shipbuilder, Colombo Dockyard, has returned to profit following several years of restructuring. In a stock exc...
Video: Five Dead, 41 Missing in Fire Aboard Indonesian Ferry
A fire on board a crowded Indonesian ferry has killed at least five people, according to authorities in Java, and dozens of passen...
Report: U.S. European Command Needs Extra Destroyer to Defend Israel
The head of U.S. European Command has informed the Pentagon that his forces will soon have so few air defense interceptors in inve...
LNG Carrier Hit By Iranian Attack in Strait of Hormuz
Shipping activity overnight and into August 1 appears to have been subdued in the Strait of Hormuz, with two Iranian attacks on ve...
Ukraine Sinks Russian-Flagged Containership in Black Sea
Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound fo...
Damen Supplies Svitzer with ASD Tug 2312
[By Damen] Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with harbour and towage operator Svitzer for an ASD Tug 2312. The vessel is...
Damen Launches Second CSOV 9020 for TSSM
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] Damen Shipyards Group has launched the second in a series of two Commissioning Service Operations Vess...
Global Competition Launched as Pilot Transfer Non-Compliance Remains at 13%
[By: The Nautical Institute] The Nautical Institute has launched a global competition asking maritime students and cadets to demon...
RightShip and NorthStandard Collaborate to Reduce Duplicate Inspections
[By: RightShip] RightShip, the maritime industry's leading safety and risk intelligence platform, and NorthStandard, one of the wo...